Flickr user d_carr is no stranger to our featured desktop posts. He has a knack for picking great-looking wallpapers, and then adorning them with docks and launchers that look like they belong on your desktop, instead of tools that are bolted on top of it, and this desktop is no exception. Even the time and date is well placed, but inconspicuous, and hardly missed when it's time to open some windows and get to work.

Want the same look for your Windows desktop? Here are the components you'll need:

One thing worth noting is that d_carr's desktop is 4:3, so you might need to make a few placement adjustments if you have a widescreen display. Other than that, this one has a lot of components, but it's really easy to set up and customize to the way you work—best of all, all of the widgets you would interact with are out of the way so you can work on the desktop.

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